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(81,453 posts) Mon Mar 12, 2018, 11:31 AM Mar 2018

Revealed: White House officials watched in dismay as Betsy DeVos went down in flames on 60 Min [View all]

She really did have problems trying to answer questions. tsk tsk

Revealed: White House officials ‘watched in dismay’ as Betsy DeVos went down in flames on ’60 Minutes’
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/03/revealed-white-house-officials-watched-dismay-betsy-devos-went-flames-60-minutes/

Sarah K. Burris
12 Mar 2018 at 10:53 ET
U.S. President Donald Trump (R) and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos (L) meet with parents and teachers at Saint Andrew Catholic School in Orlando, Florida, U.S. March 3, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

According to a Monday CNN report, the White House wasn’t pleased with Education Secretary Betsy DeVos during her interview with “60 Minutes” reporter Lesley Stahl.

“She gave a performance that has not received stellar reviews. I’ll try to be polite here,” host John Berman said to Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA). “We’re just getting some information from our White House team that the White House — White House officials watched in dismay as Betsy DeVos struggled to answer basic questions about the nation’s schools.”

DeVos has been blasted most of the morning by political pundits for everything from not knowing anything about her panel for school safety to not visiting at-risk schools. DeVos has been visiting with religious and nontraditional private and charter schools since being confirmed.

Watch the commentary between Berman and Lieu below: .....................................................

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Revealed: White House officials watched in dismay as Betsy DeVos went down in flames on 60 Min [View all] riversedge Mar 2018 OP

When rich white people run the government on the side as a personal hobby dalton99a Mar 2018 #1

Make that rich, ignorant, mentally deficient, white, FAKE xtians.... pangaia Mar 2018 #20

+1 dalton99a Mar 2018 #27

+2 pandr32 Mar 2018 #46

when rich white people run the government to destroy the government Hermit-The-Prog Mar 2018 #35

this. +100 Freethinker65 Mar 2018 #51

More than that - she wants to give our tax money to private for-profit "schools." yardwork Mar 2018 #38

Ha ha!! Leghorn21 Mar 2018 #2

+1 dalton99a Mar 2018 #3

"schools are made up of individual students attending them".....brilliant! chelsea0011 Mar 2018 #10

She sounds like she flunked out of the elite private school her parents sent her to. Bluepinky Mar 2018 #14

That was one of the more brilliant lines, lulz-nt poboy2 Mar 2018 #25

Her job qualification IS that she is stupid, that is the desired person for the GOP on education Eliot Rosewater Mar 2018 #30

Yep Freethinker65 Mar 2018 #52

Thatcher-Reagan Libertarian clone, 'individuals' only. No group unity, solidarity appalachiablue Mar 2018 #39

Kicking for later viewing! smirkymonkey Mar 2018 #56

That was *ahem* Devostating underpants Mar 2018 #61

Fire her ass, lol! MoonRiver Mar 2018 #4

Cheeto picked her. Its his fault. bronxiteforever Mar 2018 #5

To give him credit not fooled Mar 2018 #57

My philosophy is always to hire the best from the best. bronxiteforever Mar 2018 #64

Agree completely not fooled Mar 2018 #68

She's not qualified and (most of us) already knew it Proud Liberal Dem Mar 2018 #6

DeVos needs to go! DesertRat Mar 2018 #7

Good one. :))))))))) pangaia Mar 2018 #21

Touche! smirkymonkey Mar 2018 #59

Thats what happens when you put unqualified people in important positions. Bluepinky Mar 2018 #8

Thank you for calling out the incompetence of Tillerson too. comradebillyboy Mar 2018 #19

Its even worse if those people would have been good elsewhere jmowreader Mar 2018 #22

Ben Carson - The less than stellar GWC58 Mar 2018 #62

I know, how did he ever get through medical school? Bluepinky Mar 2018 #66

Government should not be a hobby for wealthy dilettantes. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2018 #9

All she had to do was donate $ to Trump's campaign FakeNoose Mar 2018 #48

May her and her fucking traitorous brother montanacowboy Mar 2018 #11

I second that sentiment. Pepsidog Mar 2018 #23

I like the cut of your jib. -nt poboy2 Mar 2018 #26

trump hires the worse people. spanone Mar 2018 #12

Another f*cking GallopingGhost Mar 2018 #13

That's what happens C_U_L8R Mar 2018 #15

Remember how much Obama's Education Secretary was vilified at DU?... SidDithers Mar 2018 #16

Arne Duncan is still a piece of shit. Simply because this POS stinks far worse poboy2 Mar 2018 #29

Yup. d_r Mar 2018 #34

I didn't like Arne Duncan, either. Terrible choice. LisaM Mar 2018 #42

Arne Duncan said Farmer-Rick Mar 2018 #37

Being better that Betsy DeVoss Nevernose Mar 2018 #67

What'd they expect an expert on Public Education?! Hell,she probably knows little about Amway stuff Bengus81 Mar 2018 #17

Youre exactly right jmowreader Mar 2018 #32

Her IQ must be lower than her core temp RainCaster Mar 2018 #18

I will henceforth refer to her as Betsy DeVoid. 3catwoman3 Mar 2018 #24

She is incompetent bluestateboomer Mar 2018 #28

That interview was painful NastyRiffraff Mar 2018 #31

Recent poll, 53% of republican voters think higher education is bad for the country Eliot Rosewater Mar 2018 #33

I Remember It, Eliot ProfessorGAC Mar 2018 #53

blonde bimbo pamdb Mar 2018 #36

Did they somehow miss her similar performance at her confirmation hearing? LisaM Mar 2018 #40

no visits to at-risk public schools but plenty of visits to religious, private and charter schools groundloop Mar 2018 #41

In other words maxrandb Mar 2018 #43

I actually doubt the WH gives a fuck. Betsy got the job to destroy public ed Freethinker65 Mar 2018 #54

Wonder if the reason Trump doesn't fire her... mgardener Mar 2018 #44

Yep- its not just the money its the collusion connection. bettyellen Mar 2018 #55

What on earth did they expect? avebury Mar 2018 #45

Why would they think she would visit public schools? Scalded Nun Mar 2018 #47

just remember, she comes from the family that basically reinvented the pyramid scheme... Javaman Mar 2018 #49

Twitler only hires the best! (PUKE) workinclasszero Mar 2018 #50

Well good lord, Look how funny trump looks in this picture?????????????? onecent Mar 2018 #58

"DeVos struggled to answer basic questions" How is that different from her confirmation hearings? Grins Mar 2018 #60

Bingo. MontanaMama Mar 2018 #63

She was hired, like all 45 appointees, to destroy the institution she oversees. Doing great. lindysalsagal Mar 2018 #65

an idiot with no education experience doesn't know anything about education....... Takket Mar 2018 #69